Haiti Success Stories

Geographic Information Systems (GIS) have become an increasingly critical tool for improving public health practice. The Strategic Information and Surveillance teams in the CDC Haiti country office routinely use GIS technology…

During the 2017 fiscal year (FY17), CDC Haiti visited 71 of its 88 President’s Emergency Plan for AIDS Relief (PEPFAR)-funded health facilities – marking the first time CDC Haiti completed such a high volume of administrative site visits in a single year…

CDC Haiti has had tremendous success enrolling HIV positive patients on antiretroviral treatment (ART). In 2016, the Haitian National AIDS Program adopted the World Health Organization’s “Test and Start” approach…

“Commitment equals success.” Simple and direct as that is, the Division of Parasitic Diseases and Malaria’s Dr. Pat Lammie is convinced it’s the key to eliminating lymphatic filariasis (LF) in Haiti…

January 12 marks five years since Haiti was hit by a devastating 7.0 magnitude earthquake. More than 200,000 lives were lost and another 2 million people were displaced when their homes were destroyed…

“Test before treatment,” Jeanine Hyppolite repeats the words over and over like a mantra. “I was very impressed by that. It works.”…

Jacque was a 40-year-old carpenter who made furniture to support his family of five. They lived in a small two-room house in the mountains…

Immunization is considered the first line of public health defense and one of the most efficient and cost-effective public health interventions in the world. CDC is working in Haiti to increase national vaccination coverage for all routine vaccines and introduce new vaccines to protect children from preventable diseases.